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Dear [fname]
On a recent trip to Lakenvlei I was having a chat with Tim Rolston
about rods and their actions. He said a very interesting thing that had
not occurred to me before, but with which I identified and had some
experience with. That interesting thing was.....wait for it....hope I
get this verbatim...... "there is a big difference between a rod that
casts well and a rod that fishes well".
Think about that for a while.
The current trend to fish rods that are faster and faster certainly
allows better distance and less fatigue for the experienced caster. I
say experienced caster as a novice caster will not get the full
benefit of a super fast rod, and it may actually hamper their casting.
The name of the game is letting the rod do the work. Now lets assume
you bought the shiniest fastest rod in the showroom and blew your kid's
inheritence or school fees in the process. You take it down the lake
and you get your
line out far with minimal effort and you are chuffed with your
'broomstick'.
Here is the kicker, which I actually mentioned in a different context
in a previous newsletter. When at Sterkfontein dam last year I managed
to break off the first six fish I hooked, and blamed it mainly on the
fast take-off speed of the yellowfish. But there was another factor, my
rod, an expensive super fast Orvis. While this rod enabled me to cast
into the teeth of a howling wind with ease, when it came to hooking a
fish, there was little give in the rod, and that is partly why I lost
so many fish initially. It wasn't the rods fault, it was mine; I had to get used to the rod.
If one considers that the best stream rods are quite supple for one
good reason (to protect the tippet) then Tim's comment makes a lot of
sense.
It is fine to aim for light fast rods, but you need to be aware that
the faster the rod, the more you need to baby your tippet. If you have
a slower rod, it does most of the protecting for you.
Best Regards
Craig
PS. Please note the invite to the Bot River farm on Saturday (under
events), if I wasnt going to Dullstroom I would be first in the queue.
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Just
landed..
Detached Body Pins R195.00 (above) Set of 3 pieces in different sizes and Detached Body Pin Micro R75.00. Stainless steel. Includes manual.
Stainless steel Wing Burners (above right) For Mayfly Emerger / Dun / Spent (left) and Caddis Adult (right) ). In stainless steel. 5 Sizes available. Includes manual. R190.00 each.
Realistic Wing Materials (above right)
For Mayfly Emerger / Dun / Spent (left) and Caddis Adult (right).
Guaranteed non-toxic and safe to
use when burning wings and wing buds. One sheet with printed pattern for
24 flies, plus a matching neutral sheet (clear).
Five sizes, R95.00 per pack.
Coloured Wing Material Assortment pack R70.00 For details, instructions, video's and more see the J:Son website.
Holographic Tubing available in Silver or Gold R30.00 per metre
Silly Specials
Extremely good deal on Waders
Xplorer Neoprene Waders from R888.00 down to R499.00
Xplorer Breathable Waders from R1495 down to a ridiculous R999.00
Stealth Trouser breathable wader XXL only R999.00
Stealth zip front breathable wader XXL R1799.00
OK, I know you are not that big, but perhaps you want to buy someone a gift
Serious! While stock lasts.
This offer is valid until this Saturday and is only for you, [fname].
You will need a password to get the deal, it is 10kara
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Events
Saturday 30th of July. Maremmana Polo and Country Club Invites you to a day of fly fishing on Maremmanain the Bot River Valley
near Hermanus. Meet at the MaremmanaPolo and Country Club from 7.00am
on Saturday. Enjoy a morning of fishing, break for a delicious curry
and rice with our finest Walker Bay shiraz over lunch. Finish off a
perfect day out with some evening casts and a spectacular sunset over
the mountains.
R150.00 per person for the meal and wine to cover costs. RSVP -maremmana@hermanus.co.za Peter –082 8346487 or Sue –072 1075533
30 -31 July South African Game Fair @
Dullstroom Bird of Prey Centre
4 August @ 7pm CPS Video Evening
MC Coetzer & Denton Ingham-Brown will be doing a multimedia presentation on their recent trip to Bassa das Indias
Thursday 18th August - CPS
AGM
Thursday 25th August -
CPS
Orientation Evening
Travel
with StreamX
Maldives Luxury Couples trips,
14 - 23 November & 21 - 29 November, contact us for details
of this and other Maldives trips.
7 – 14 December Maldives Fly Fishing More details on our
Travel page.
Tying Tip of the Month
Getting feathers to 'sit' nicely
When
tying a feather onto a hook, there is always the problem of the feather
shaft 'rolling over' which can make aligning a feather frustrating.
This applies to all sizes, whether tying on a small hackle or putting a big sclappen feather onto a big streamer.
The
solution is to simply flatten the feather shaft in the orientation you
want the feather to sit. For a streamer it will be flattened on the
same plane as the feather, but on a wound hackle it may be
perpendicular to the feather barbs.
Fly of the Month
Realistic Holsloot chorotepes mayfly using extended body tool.
Coroterpes mayflies (big black ones) are
quite common on Cape streams where they emerge and lay eggs regularly
at all times of the day and season.
They don't come off in big hatches, but are quite regular and their
presence is usually indicated by fish leaping far out the water.
The mayflies fly slowly above the water, dipping down occasionaly to deposit eggs. As they say locally, the fish go 'mal'.
This choroterpes imitation was made using the J:Son extended body tool (the small one in the set), a Sprite Perfect hook,
and J:Son realistic wing material and burner.
For an emerger version, clip the hackles short underneath and leave the tail flat, and not curved up.
For the spinner, use longer hackle with minimal trimming, the version below is meant to cover both.
It probably needs a name, so I will go with 'Holco spinner', unless you have something better for me.
You are gong to be pointed to pdf doc on the J:Son website which will show you how to tie this. It is available in a medium or high resolution file.
It is also be worthwhile looking at the videos on their website.
One more thing, I tied this using a single piece
of foam to keep the abdomen slim, instead of the double one you will
see in the instructions. It works fine.
DVD & Book of the Month
DVD, Against the Flow R199.00
"Against The Flow" is in essence a road trip. Four friends set out to
follow the course of South Africa's longest river; a river known
variously as the Orange, Groot, Gariep, Senqu or simply Great River.
The odyssey begins in the stark coastal desert of the Northern Cape.
Sixty seven days later it ends in the verdant highlands of Lesotho.
As they travel the river's 2,300 km course they document a collage of
towns, people, histories, landscapes and experiences. They bring to life
a linear oasis that is also a rugged and intriguing frontier.
Along the way they learn about the river, the environment and the
country. They learn about each other, and about themselves. Buy
Online
Bonefish fly Patterns 2nd Edition
Tying, Selecting, and Fishing all the best bonefish flies from today's best tiers
Dick Brown 165 color photos, 7x9 inches, 320 pages , 2011 R449.00
This new & revised edition is the most comprehensive collection of
bonefish flies ever published. Each fly profile is listed with its
creator's authentic recipe & tying tips. Also included are tying
sequences for important patterns, a discussion of design trends, a
materials glossary, & a list of sources for materials, custom
flies, & off-the-shelf patterns.
This new & revised edition of Bonefish Fly Patterns is the most
comprehensive collection of bonefish flies ever published, displaying
fly designs from such world-class flats anglers & guides as Winston
Moore, Jim Orthwein (four-time bonefish world record holder), Steve
Huff, Harry Spear, Rick Ruoff, Del Brown, John Goddard, Barry &
Cathy Beck, Lou Tabory, Tim Borski, Bob Clouser, Lefty Kreh, Tom
McGuane, Yvon Chouinard, Jack Gartside, Carl Richards, Craig Mathews,
George Anderson, & Ben Estes.
The book includes 165 full-color photographs one for each featured
pattern, some published here for the first time. Each fly profile is
listed with its creator's authentic recipe & tying tips. Also
included are tying sequences for important patterns, a discussion of
design trends, a materials glossary, & a list of sources for
materials, custom flies, & off-the-shelf patterns. Dick Brown does
not forget to describe fly selection for various destinations,
habitats, & conditions, & to advise anglers on how to present
flies & what prey they portray. Buy
Online
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for a large range of Fly Fishing Titles. For the latest book
& DVD
releases go here
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